Economic Indicators for Australia


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Current account balance0.270.863.15-7.57Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index139.88132.47139.8814.41
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )5.606.5915.420.22Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate5.105.2616.465.10%
Interest rates1.583.3210.09-6.02Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt58.0570.0170.0111.92% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )104.69127.93129.6798.43
Human Capital Index0.770.780.800.75Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered291,051.00300,666.00300,666.00133,756.00Number
Time required to start a business2.002.503.002.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse120.50121.00142.00112.00Days
Armed forces Personnel60,000.0059,000.0070,400.0050,900.00Total
Exports of goods and services26.8025.5326.8013.13Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services22.4320.2922.7313.19Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1,7241,6931,72489USD Billions
GDP Growth3.024.275.75-2.22Percentage (%)
Hospital beds3.843.8212.303.74Per 1,000 people
Physicians4.103.834.101.50Per 1,000 people
Labor force14,503,566.0014,069,819.0014,503,566.008,521,757.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education2.372.284.452.28Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.631.702.401.58Total
Population27272714Thousands